Deck 9: Stress, Stress Reactivity, and Exercise

Question 1

what is the main premise of the Cross-Stressor Adaptation Hypothesis?

Answer 1

No Answer.

Question 2

Describe the nature of the stress response. Be sure to include the physical structures involved as well as the primary biochemical components.

Answer 2

No Answer.

Question 3

Make a case for which is the most important-the actual reaction (absolute versus relative) to a stressor or the recovery from that stressor.

Answer 3

No Answer.

Question 4

Adjusting to other stressors as a result of repeatedly experiencing one kind of stressor is referred to as which of the following?

A) Allostatic load hypothesis
B) Relative reactivity
C) Cross-stress adaptation hypothesis
D) Physiological toughness model

Question 5

Which of the following are considered stressors?

A) Physical threats
B) Midterm exams
C) Aerobic exercise
D) All of the above

Question 6

Of the following, which is/are considered sources of stress?

A) Obesity
B) Loneliness
C) Caffeine
D) All of the above

Question 7

Who is credited with coining the term "stress" and generally initiating the study of stress?

A) Bruce McEwen
B) Hans Eysenck
C) Hans Selye
D) Mike Bahrke

Question 8

Which of the following is the primary brain structure thought to be involved in initiating the stress response?

A) Amygdala
B) Brain stem
C) Cortex
D) Adrenal gland

Question 9

The sympathetic nervous system is important in stimulating the adrenal ______________ to release _______________?

A) medulla, catecholamines
B) medulla, cortisol
C) cortex, catecholamines
D) cortex, cortisol

Question 10

Whereas homeostasis refers to functioning within a fairly narrow range, which of the following refers to a wide range of functioning?

A) Allostatic load
B) Allostasis
C) Homeostatic load
D) Habituation

Question 11

A stressor task, like an avoidance reaction time task (where a required response actually leads to avoidance of an unpleasant event), is referred to as a(n) __________.

A) real-life stressor
B) passive stressor
C) laboratory stressor
D) active stressor

Question 12

The primary component of the stress response in the SAM-axis is::

A) absolute reactivity
B) relative reactivity
C) catecholamines
D) cortisol
E) none of the above

Question 13

In studying the stress response, it is important to understand the response to the stressor as well as the response once the stressor is over. If one studies the response to the stressor and then the response after the stressor, this would be an examination of which of the following?

A) Reactivity, then recovery
B) Recovery, then reactivity
C) Reactivity, then immunity
D) Immunity, then recovery

Question 14

The primary component of the stress response in the HPA-axis is __________.

A) absolute reactivity
B) relative reactivity
C) catecholamines
D) cortisol
E) none of the above

Question 15

Currently, no evidence exists that exercise can be helpful in coping with stress.

Question 16

The scientific discipline that examines cognitive, emotional, and behavioral events through their manifestation as physiological processes and events is referred to as __________.

A) psychophysiology
B) physiological psychology
C) psychobiology
D) social psychology

Question 17

An explanation for the stress-reducing effect of exercise is termed the Physiological Toughness Model. According to this model, a "physiologically tough" individual would respond to a stressor/challenge with which of the following types of responses?

A) A response that is characterized predominantly by catecholamines.
B) A response that is characterized predominantly by cortisol.
C) A strong and rapid response to the stressor/challenge.
D) Both A and C